Tomas Hertl scored 16:36 into the third period, and the Vegas Golden Knights overcame an early deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night.

It was Hertl's fourth of the postseason, off assists from Colton Sissons and Shea Theodore, as Vegas rallied from a 2-0 first-period deficit to hand Carolina just its second loss of the postseason.

Theodore, Ivan Barbashev, William Karlsson and Brett Howden also scored for Vegas, which is attempting to win its second Stanley Cup since 2023.